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“These gimmicks, you have bitcoin today. You may have another one tomorrow. They come and go, and there’s no systematic link between them and the claims they make.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$51,125at the time
“Bitcoin is a 'speculative self-fulfilling bubble”
— Nouriel Roubini
$24,703at the time
“You’d Have to Be Insane to Introduce Bitcoin into an Environment that’s Already Corrupt”
— Steve Hanke
$45,597at the time
“Bitcoin is a highly speculative asset, not a currency. Unreliability, lack of stability, and susceptibility to fraud will continue to plague this cryptocurrency. Don't be tricked, buying Bitcoin is a fool's game.”
— Steve Hanke
$27,271at the time
“Bitcoin buoyancy is driven by popular mass delusion but the madness will keep making money”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“Bitcoin will eventually collapse under the weight of its own absurdity, as all speculative assets have before it.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“Just replace the word Bitcoin with Beanie Babies. Should the Fed buy Beanie Babies because they were a fad for a while?”
— Neel Kashkari
$67,824at the time
“The Bitcoin Bubble Has Burst”
— Robert Nielsen
$83at the time
““Stay away from Bitcoin. It's a mirage.””
— Warren Buffett
$629at the time
“So it turns out that Bitcoin is just another bubble asset that blows up when the Fed gets serious about hiking interest rates. Zero store of value function. Zero diversification benefit. Zero yield. Sayonara Bitcoin...”
— Robin Brooks
$24,760at the time
“Stay away from bitcoin — it’s complete garbage.”
— Brett Arends
$2,340at the time
“To many, Bitcoin’s appeal is not just pecuniary, it is political.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“These gimmicks, you have bitcoin today. You may have another one tomorrow. They come and go, and there’s no systematic link between them and the claims they make.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$51,125at the time
“Bitcoin is a 'speculative self-fulfilling bubble”
— Nouriel Roubini
$24,703at the time
“You’d Have to Be Insane to Introduce Bitcoin into an Environment that’s Already Corrupt”
— Steve Hanke
$45,597at the time
“Bitcoin is a highly speculative asset, not a currency. Unreliability, lack of stability, and susceptibility to fraud will continue to plague this cryptocurrency. Don't be tricked, buying Bitcoin is a fool's game.”
— Steve Hanke
$27,271at the time
“Bitcoin buoyancy is driven by popular mass delusion but the madness will keep making money”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“Bitcoin will eventually collapse under the weight of its own absurdity, as all speculative assets have before it.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“Just replace the word Bitcoin with Beanie Babies. Should the Fed buy Beanie Babies because they were a fad for a while?”
— Neel Kashkari
$67,824at the time
“The Bitcoin Bubble Has Burst”
— Robert Nielsen
$83at the time
““Stay away from Bitcoin. It's a mirage.””
— Warren Buffett
$629at the time
“So it turns out that Bitcoin is just another bubble asset that blows up when the Fed gets serious about hiking interest rates. Zero store of value function. Zero diversification benefit. Zero yield. Sayonara Bitcoin...”
— Robin Brooks
$24,760at the time
“Stay away from bitcoin — it’s complete garbage.”
— Brett Arends
$2,340at the time
“To many, Bitcoin’s appeal is not just pecuniary, it is political.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“These gimmicks, you have bitcoin today. You may have another one tomorrow. They come and go, and there’s no systematic link between them and the claims they make.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$51,125at the time
“Bitcoin is a 'speculative self-fulfilling bubble”
— Nouriel Roubini
$24,703at the time
“You’d Have to Be Insane to Introduce Bitcoin into an Environment that’s Already Corrupt”
— Steve Hanke
$45,597at the time
“Bitcoin is a highly speculative asset, not a currency. Unreliability, lack of stability, and susceptibility to fraud will continue to plague this cryptocurrency. Don't be tricked, buying Bitcoin is a fool's game.”
— Steve Hanke
$27,271at the time
“Bitcoin buoyancy is driven by popular mass delusion but the madness will keep making money”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“Bitcoin will eventually collapse under the weight of its own absurdity, as all speculative assets have before it.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“Just replace the word Bitcoin with Beanie Babies. Should the Fed buy Beanie Babies because they were a fad for a while?”
— Neel Kashkari
$67,824at the time
“The Bitcoin Bubble Has Burst”
— Robert Nielsen
$83at the time
““Stay away from Bitcoin. It's a mirage.””
— Warren Buffett
$629at the time
“So it turns out that Bitcoin is just another bubble asset that blows up when the Fed gets serious about hiking interest rates. Zero store of value function. Zero diversification benefit. Zero yield. Sayonara Bitcoin...”
— Robin Brooks
$24,760at the time
“Stay away from bitcoin — it’s complete garbage.”
— Brett Arends
$2,340at the time
“To many, Bitcoin’s appeal is not just pecuniary, it is political.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“These gimmicks, you have bitcoin today. You may have another one tomorrow. They come and go, and there’s no systematic link between them and the claims they make.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$51,125at the time
“Bitcoin is a 'speculative self-fulfilling bubble”
— Nouriel Roubini
$24,703at the time
“You’d Have to Be Insane to Introduce Bitcoin into an Environment that’s Already Corrupt”
— Steve Hanke
$45,597at the time
“Bitcoin is a highly speculative asset, not a currency. Unreliability, lack of stability, and susceptibility to fraud will continue to plague this cryptocurrency. Don't be tricked, buying Bitcoin is a fool's game.”
— Steve Hanke
$27,271at the time
“Bitcoin buoyancy is driven by popular mass delusion but the madness will keep making money”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“Bitcoin will eventually collapse under the weight of its own absurdity, as all speculative assets have before it.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“Just replace the word Bitcoin with Beanie Babies. Should the Fed buy Beanie Babies because they were a fad for a while?”
— Neel Kashkari
$67,824at the time
“The Bitcoin Bubble Has Burst”
— Robert Nielsen
$83at the time
““Stay away from Bitcoin. It's a mirage.””
— Warren Buffett
$629at the time
“So it turns out that Bitcoin is just another bubble asset that blows up when the Fed gets serious about hiking interest rates. Zero store of value function. Zero diversification benefit. Zero yield. Sayonara Bitcoin...”
— Robin Brooks
$24,760at the time
“Stay away from bitcoin — it’s complete garbage.”
— Brett Arends
$2,340at the time
“To many, Bitcoin’s appeal is not just pecuniary, it is political.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
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